hen North Carolinabased band Carolina
Chocolate Drops
took the stage in the Spinnaker
Lounge on board the Norwegian
Pearl during Mountain Song at
Sea, there wasn’t even room to
take a swig of your margarita.
The SRO crowd was visibly
anxious to see and hear one of
bluegrass and Americana’s most
intriguing and powerful bands.

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Beyond the roots/folk/bluegrass
success they’ve had, Carolina
Chocolate Drops has grown
their fan base with a song on
The Hunger Games soundtrack
called “Daughter’s Lament.” The
group has also recorded with
The Chieftains, and have been
featured on records on The Civil
War (Divided and United: Songs
of the Civil War), Bob Dylan
(Chimes of Freedom: Songs of
Bob Dylan), and Johnny Cash

International Bluegrass

(We Walk the Line: A Celebration
of the Music of Johnny Cash).
The group’s latest album Leaving
Eden, produced by Buddy Miller
and out on Nonesuch Records,
garnered much attention.
International Bluegrass caught
up with founding member
Rhiannon Giddens after
Mountain Song at Sea after both
parties had a chance to shake
the sand out of their instrument
cases.